Latocia Keyes has been working in the field of social work for about 9 years and received her PhD in social work from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). Four of those years are in academia, as a postdoctoral research associate, adjunct professor, and graduate research assistant at UTA. She conducts research that informs practice and influences policy changes on populations that are disproportionately disadvantaged and on people that are historically marginalized groups. Dr. Keyes’ scholarship largely addresses social problems, so researchers and policy makers understand how such problems affect the social structures in society, if not remedied.